Stocking density, milking duration, and lying times of lactating cows on Canadian freestall dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2694-2700

  Charlton, G L ^a   Haley, D B ^b   Rushen, J ^a   De Passille A M ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lying time; Milking time; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; BODY POSTURE; BOVINE; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; MILK; POPULATION DENSITY; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84899105454     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6923     Document Type: Article

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